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Offline john11inc

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Principia vs. Tractatus
on: January 31, 2010, 11:49:01 PM
Discuss :)
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Offline weissenberg2

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Re: Principia vs. Tractatus
Reply #1 on: February 01, 2010, 12:30:49 AM
Principia referring to the Descartes work and Tracatus referring to the Spinoza work? please be more specific.
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Re: Principia vs. Tractatus
Reply #2 on: February 01, 2010, 01:13:33 AM
Principia referring to the Descartes work and Tracatus referring to the Spinoza work? please be more specific.

If you prefer!  I was thinking more Russell and Wittgenstein (obviously).

Which would you prefer to compare?
If this work is so threatening, it is not because it's simply strange, but competent, rigorously argued and carrying conviction.

-Jacques Derrida


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